In the Name of the Father Reviews

I already saw this movie but, since it was ages ago, I was really eager to check it out again. Well, back in 90's, Jim Sheridan was a really interesting director but his biggest achievement was probably the fact that he managed to make not one but 3 movies with Daniel Day-Lewis, considering how picky this actor can be. Well, this movie was the 2nd one they made together and, like 'My Left Foot', it was another critical success when it was released. Indeed, once again, Day-Lewis was really impressive and gave another strong performance. Pete Postlethwaite was fine as well but, to be honest, Emma Thompson didn’t have much to do and the fact that there were some inaccuracies about her character didn’t help either. Anyway, the whole thing was just really compelling to watch. Eventually, after rewatching the damned thing, I have to admit that the story was, after all, fairly generic and predictable. Furthermore, if you do a little bit of digging, you will discover that maybe half of it never really happened. For example, it didn’t make sense that the Conlons would be together in prison and, unsurprisingly, Joe MacAndrew, one of the most important characters in this story, never really did exist. Eventually, I think it would have even more powerful if they would have been more faithful with what really happened back then but this movie was so well made and played, it still worked fine though. Unfortunately, it has been a while since Jim Sheridan has released something really impressive. Among other things, 'Dream House' turned out to be such a half-baked thriller, without mentioning that he also got involved in this semi-biographical gangsta flick starring 50 Cent. Anyway, to conclude, coming back to our main feature, I think it is still a really solid drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.